Charles Vernon - Revision history

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HannahB: Created page with "(19-19) Actor. == Biography == Quoted from the programme of ''Hair Hair'' in 1970(??) wherein he played a role: 'Charles Vernon celebrates 10 years in South Africa t..."

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(19**-19**) Actor.

== Biography ==
Quoted from the programme of ''[[Hair Hair]]'' in 1970(??) wherein he played a role: 'Charles Vernon celebrates 10 years in South Africa this year, and his 5th show with [[Adam Leslie]]. Actor, director and writer, he has a wide experience of all entertainment media in the USA, Britain, and Africa, and won an International Theatre Institute fellowship to the US, and a further scholarship to Hawaii.'

== Training ==

== Career ==

==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
Quote cont.: 'He has been acclaimed by the press as a brilliant farceur and one of the funnies men to appear on our stages. Past productions he will be remembered for are: ''[[In For a Penny]]'', the musical revue he wrote with his wife, June; the quadruplet leading role in ''[[One For The Pot]]'' at the [[Academy Theatre]]; and the preceding show at this theatre, ''[[Strike It Richer]]''. He has just completed writing the script and lyrics of a new musical about the Cape with music by [[Bertha Egnos]] of ''[[Dingaka]]'' fame, and finished one of the starring roles in a new comedy film, ''[[Stop Exchange]]''. Charles was a show stopper as La Fleche in ''[[Mr. Skinflint]]''.'

== Awards, etc ==

== Sources ==

''[[Hair Hair]]'' programme notes, 19**.

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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Return to [[ESAT Personalities V]]

Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]

Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

Return to [[Main Page]]

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	''[[Hair Hair]]'' programme notes, 19**.		''[[Hair Hair]]'' programme notes, 19**.
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		+	Theatre programmes for ''[[Friends and Neighbours]]'' and ''[[The Man]]'' held by [[NELM]]: NELM Location: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 13. 50; NELM Location: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 34. 23.

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 His first exceptional production for [[Pemads]] was ''[[The Trial of Mary Dugan]]'', followed by ''[[The Magistrate]]'', ''[[Signpost to Murder]]'' and ''[[Wild Goose Chase]]''.
-Then, finally, he was able to produce a musical – [[Eureka]], and managed to obtain a one-in-a-million chance of getting a World Premier for [[Pemads]] who were the first backers for [[Eureka]].
+Then, finally, he was able to produce a musical – ''[[Eureka]]'', and managed to obtain a one-in-a-million chance of getting a World Premier for [[Pemads]] who were the first backers for ''[[Eureka]]''.
 He co-starred with  [[Gabrielle van der Riet]], later known as [[Gaby Getz]], [[Dolores Lynch]] and [[Rosemary Shorrock]] as “Belle’s girls”. [[Fred de Wit]] was Judge Henry Pretorius, [[Alan Williams]] played Fred Ponsonby, [[Harold Davidson]] as Hymie Schlossberg, [[Marie Robertson]] as Mama Schlossberg and [[John Fletcher]] as Willie the barman.
 On the foundation laid by [[Percy Baneshik]] and [[Bertha Egnos]] the show has virtually been built from the ground up – and [[Charles Vernon]] has faith in [[Pemads] ability to present a first-class show.
 Quoted from the programme of ''[[Hair Hair]]'' in 1970(??) wherein he played a role: 'Charles Vernon celebrates 10 years in South Africa this year, and his 5th show with [[Adam Leslie]]. Actor, director and writer, he has a wide experience of all entertainment media in the USA, Britain, and Africa, and won an International Theatre Institute fellowship to the US, and a further scholarship to Hawaii.'

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 While in Durban he produced two of his greatest successes – ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' and ''[[Friends and Neighbours]]''.
-Directed ''[[See How They Run]]'' for [[Ricky Arden Productions]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1960.
+Directed ''[[See How They Run]]'' for [[Ricky Arden Productions]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1960 and Mel Dinelli's ''[[The Man]]'' in 1963.
 The reception to his production and performance in ''[[Friends and Neighbours]]'' was so good he staged it in Johannesburg and in Port Elizabeth.

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 '''Charles Vernon''' (19**-19**) Producer, stage and film actor.
 == Biography ==
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 His first exceptional production for [[Pemads]] was ''[[The Trial of Mary Dugan]]'', followed by ''[[The Magistrate]]'', ''[[Signpost to Murder]]'' and ''[[Wild Goose Chase]]''.
-Then, finally, he was able to produce a musical – [[Eureka]], and managed to obtain a one-in-a-million chance of getting a World Premier for [[Pemads]] who were the first backers for [[Eureka!]].
+Then, finally, he was able to produce a musical – [[Eureka]], and managed to obtain a one-in-a-million chance of getting a World Premier for [[Pemads]] who were the first backers for [[Eureka]].
 He co-starred with  [[Gabrielle van der Riet]], later known as [[Gaby Getz]], [[Dolores Lynch]] and [[Rosemary Shorrock]] as “Belle’s girls”. [[Fred de Wit]] was Judge Henry Pretorius, [[Alan Williams]] played Fred Ponsonby, [[Harold Davidson]] as Hymie Schlossberg, [[Marie Robertson]] as Mama Schlossberg and [[John Fletcher]] as Willie the barman.
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 == Sources ==
-''[[See How They Run]]'' programme, 1960
+''[[Eureka]]'' theatre programme. 1967.
 ''[[Hair Hair]]'' programme notes, 19**.

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		+	''[[See How They Run]]'' programme, 1960

	''[[Eureka!]]'' theatre programme. 1967.		''[[Eureka!]]'' theatre programme. 1967.

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	'''Charles Vernon''' (19-19) Producer, stage and film actor.		'''Charles Vernon''' (19-19) Producer, stage and film actor.

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	While in Durban he produced two of his greatest successes – ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' and ''[[Friends and Neighbours]]''.		While in Durban he produced two of his greatest successes – ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' and ''[[Friends and Neighbours]]''.
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		+	Directed ''[[See How They Run]]'' for [[Ricky Arden Productions]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1960.

	The reception to his production and performance in ''[[Friends and Neighbours]]'' was so good he staged it in Johannesburg and in Port Elizabeth.		The reception to his production and performance in ''[[Friends and Neighbours]]'' was so good he staged it in Johannesburg and in Port Elizabeth.

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Charles Vernon - Revision history

Miriamt: /* Sources */

Satj: /* Contribution to SA theatre */

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Ivor at 10:13, 13 February 2018

Satj: /* Sources */

Satj at 06:44, 13 February 2018

Satj: /* Contribution to SA theatre */

Ivor at 16:15, 12 February 2018

Johann van Heerden at 05:27, 20 January 2016

HannahB: Created page with "(19**-19**) Actor. == Biography == Quoted from the programme of ''Hair Hair'' in 1970(??) wherein he played a role: 'Charles Vernon celebrates 10 years in South Africa t..."

HannahB: Created page with "(19-19) Actor. == Biography == Quoted from the programme of ''Hair Hair'' in 1970(??) wherein he played a role: 'Charles Vernon celebrates 10 years in South Africa t..."